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Lambda Literary Award Lambda Literary Awards, also known as the "Lammys", are awarded yearly by Lambda Literary to recognize the crucial role LGBTQ writers play in shaping the world. The Lammys celebrate the very best in LGBTQ literature.The awards were instituted i ...

for Nonfiction is an annual literary award, presented by the

Lambda Literary Foundation The Lambda Literary Foundation (also known as Lambda Literary) is an American LGBTQ literary organization whose mission is to nurture and advocate for LGBTQ writers, elevating the impact of their words to create community, preserve their legaci ...

, that awards

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-themed nonfiction books whose intended audience is "general readers, as opposed to those targeted primarily to scholarly audiences." Anthologies and memoirs are not included as they have their own categories (i.e., Anthology, Gay Memoir, Lesbian Memoir,

Bisexual Literature Bisexual literature is a subgenre of LGBT literature that includes literary works and authors that address the topic of bisexuality or biromanticism. This includes characters, plot lines, and/or themes portraying bisexual behavior in both men an ...

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Transgender Literature Transgender literature is a collective term used to designate the literary production that addresses, has been written by or portrays people of diverse gender identity. History Representations in literature of transgender people have existed fo ...

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{{Lambda Literary Awards Nonfiction Awards established in 2006 English-language literary awards Lists of LGBT-related award winners and nominees